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until the air clears here in beijing, the chinese government is warning the 20 million people in this capital to stay inside. david? >> gloria, thank you. >>> and one more note from overseas tonight. egypt perhaps is getting ready to re-open old wounds. an appeals court overturning the life sentence of hosni mubarak. you might remember these pictures of his trial when he was convicted of allowing 900 protesters to die during the arab spring protestment mubarak will remain in custody in a military hospital. he now awaits the new trial. >>> back here at home tonight we showed you how warm it was in washington, d.c. today. take a look at this. the inauguration dress rehearsals. the street outside the white house closed today. actors were called in to play the first couple doing the honors of president obama u.s. air force staff sergeant serpico elliott. the real ceremony, of course, takes place on january 21st. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news" on this sunday night. our correspondent along with the hunters tonight trying to keep neighborhoods and family pets safe from pyt
until the air clears here in beijing, the chinese government is warning the 20 million people in this capital to stay inside. david? >> gloria, thank you. >>> and one more note from overseas tonight. egypt perhaps is getting ready to re-open old wounds. an appeals court overturning the life sentence of hosni mubarak. you might remember these pictures of his trial when he was convicted of allowing 900 protesters to die during the arab spring protestment mubarak will remain in...
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at its peak, pollution hit 755 in beijing, making breathing extremely hazardous. by comparison, the worst polluted city in the u.s., bakersfield, california, hit a high of 159 last year. it's super toxic air. >> particle pollution like that can cause heart attacks and strokes that can kill people. it's lethal. >> reporter: this photo shows what an air filter looks like after just 24 hours in beijing. watch me wipe a thin layer that's accumulated on most cars. that's soot and grime. this is my own air purifier. watch this. that's what we're breathing in beijing. one expert told me it's like becoming an instant smoker. beijing did issue emergency warnings for the first time ever this year, signs the government can't avoid problems everyone can see. gloria riviera, abc news, beijing. >> that is a startling story. >>> people in southern california are in for another frigid morning as a record cold snap freezes the southwest. temperatures in l.a. dipped to a record 34 degrees yesterday, just shy of the freezing point. and on top of that, the weather may be to blame for
at its peak, pollution hit 755 in beijing, making breathing extremely hazardous. by comparison, the worst polluted city in the u.s., bakersfield, california, hit a high of 159 last year. it's super toxic air. >> particle pollution like that can cause heart attacks and strokes that can kill people. it's lethal. >> reporter: this photo shows what an air filter looks like after just 24 hours in beijing. watch me wipe a thin layer that's accumulated on most cars. that's soot and grime....
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right now schmidt is in beijing. he will leave tomorrow for north korea that has one of the world's most restrictive internet policies. schmidt is part of a delegation trying to bring home an american detainee, but is going as a private citizen. >>> five bay area middle schools earned a spot on the california schools to watch because of excellence in academics and other areas. three schools made the list for the first time, union middle school in san jose, my middle school. congratulations to them. san lorenzo valley middle school in fell ton and scots valley middle school. two others got model school. one is in castro valley and edna hill in brentwood. >>> today's storm brought a fresh cover of snow to the sierra. we had most of our rain yesterday. but look at video from highway 50. a common artery to lake tahoe. the road requires chains except for four-wheel drive vehicles. it brought three inches to the nearby resorts. the chp advises to take extreme caution when driving in winter conditions and warning everyone t
right now schmidt is in beijing. he will leave tomorrow for north korea that has one of the world's most restrictive internet policies. schmidt is part of a delegation trying to bring home an american detainee, but is going as a private citizen. >>> five bay area middle schools earned a spot on the california schools to watch because of excellence in academics and other areas. three schools made the list for the first time, union middle school in san jose, my middle school....
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right now schmidt is in beijing. he will leave tomorrow for north korea that has one of the world's most restrictive internet policies. schmidt is part of a delegation trying to bring home an american detainee, but is going as a private citizen. >>> five bay area middle schools earned a spot on the california schools to watch because of excellence in academics and other areas. three schools made the list for the first time, union middle school in san jose, my middle school. congratulations to them. san lorenzo valley middle school in fell ton and scots valley middle school. two others got model school. one is in castro valley and edna hill in brentwood. >>> today's storm brought a fresh cover of snow to the sierra. we had most of our rain yesterday. but look at video from highway 50. a common artery to lake tahoe. the road requires chains except for four-wheel drive vehicles. it brought three inches to the nearby resorts. the chp advises to take extreme caution when driving in winter conditions and warning everyone t
right now schmidt is in beijing. he will leave tomorrow for north korea that has one of the world's most restrictive internet policies. schmidt is part of a delegation trying to bring home an american detainee, but is going as a private citizen. >>> five bay area middle schools earned a spot on the california schools to watch because of excellence in academics and other areas. three schools made the list for the first time, union middle school in san jose, my middle school....
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visibility now less than 100 yards in beijing this morning. so bad, in fact, the government sent text messages to people urging them to stay inside. emergency rooms packed with people, young and old, suffering breathing problems. >>> we have grown used to watching anything we want on youtube for free. but that is about to change. the site now preparing to launch a paid subscription service for certain channels starting in the spring. they would cost between $1 and $5 per month. >>> and finally today, prince charles doing something for the first time that we commoners have been doing for generations. hopping a ride on the subway. the palace tweeting this photo of charles and camilla on london's famous tube. even swiped a card to get through the turnstile. all to mark the 150th birthday of the tube. the world's first underground railway. we cannot confirm that they also think "downton abbey" is a reality show. >> they're just regular folk. >>> we're going to go to washington now and hillary clinton's farewell tour as secretary of state. last nig
visibility now less than 100 yards in beijing this morning. so bad, in fact, the government sent text messages to people urging them to stay inside. emergency rooms packed with people, young and old, suffering breathing problems. >>> we have grown used to watching anything we want on youtube for free. but that is about to change. the site now preparing to launch a paid subscription service for certain channels starting in the spring. they would cost between $1 and $5 per month....